“A little bad taste is like a nice splash of paprika. We all need a splash of bad taste. It’s hearty, it’s healthy, it’s physical. I think we could use more of it. No taste is what I’m against.”

“Elegance is not standing out, but being remembered.”

“I don’t do fashion. I am fashion.

“Fashion is what you’re offered four times a year by designers. And style is what you choose.

“The great thing about fashion is that it always moves forward.”

“It’s better to have fewer things of quality than too much expendable junk

“Fashion is all about happiness. It’s fun. It’s important. But it’s not medicine

“Dress shabbily and they remember the dress; dress impeccably and they remember the woman.”

“In difficult times, fashion is always outrageous.”